Death rate from poisonings in Jamaica
Jamaica: Death rate from poisonings was 0.1 in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
0.1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
159th
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.1
in 2000
All-time low
0.1
in 2000
Years of data
7
2000–2021
Death rate from poisonings in Jamaica, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, death rate from poisonings in Jamaica stood at 0.1. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from poisonings in Jamaica peaked at 0.1 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1, in 2000.
That places Jamaica 159th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Death rate from poisonings in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1 | — |
| 2005 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.1 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4, 25% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.1 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.25, 40% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 159 Australia 0.1 compare
- 159 Bangladesh 0.1 compare
- 159 Barbados 0.1 compare
- 159 Bhutan 0.1 compare
- 159 Brazil 0.1 compare
- 159 Costa Rica 0.1 compare
- 159 Cuba 0.1 compare
- 159 Guyana 0.1 compare
- 159 India 0.1 compare
- 159 Luxembourg 0.1 compare
- 159 Maldives 0.1 compare
- 159 Malta 0.1 compare
- 159 Netherlands 0.1 compare
- 159 Nicaragua 0.1 compare
- 159 Pakistan 0.1 compare
- 159 Palestine 0.1 compare
- 159 Saint Lucia 0.1 compare
- 159 Switzerland 0.1 compare
- 159 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1 compare
More health data for Jamaica
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3325 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0278 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0288 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from poisonings in Jamaica?
- Death rate from poisonings in Jamaica was 0.1 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from poisonings recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1 in 2000.
- What is the lowest death rate from poisonings recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 in 2000.
- How does Jamaica rank for death rate from poisonings?
- Jamaica ranks 159th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from poisonings rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from poisonings. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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